Staff · Retired

Chris Coleman

Christopher Patrick Coleman · Born 10 Jun 1970 · Swansea (age 49)

  • Wales
  • Continental Pro License
  • Staff

Personality calc

  • Light-Hearted

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2019

Current ability
125 of 200
Best job (calc)
127 Manager First Team
World reputation
5,0000.5 of 5 stars calc
Current reputation
6,000
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Direct
Pressing style
More Urgent
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Defending

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking8
  • Directness15
  • Pressing14
  • Sitting back17
  • Tempo12
  • Width14
  • Depth14
  • Flamboyancy10
  • Flexibility12

Team management

  • Free roles11
  • Marking14
  • Offside trap14
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation10
  • Use of playmaker11
  • Use of substitutes8
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking11
  • Defending14
  • Fitness13
  • Mental12
  • Tactical9
  • Technical10
  • Working with youngsters11
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)15
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination14
  • Discipline12
  • Man management14
  • Motivating12

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability12
  • Judging player potential15
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge10
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy1
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players14
  • Hardness of training13
  • Interference—
  • Mind games10
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability12
  • Ambition15
  • Controversy16
  • Loyalty17
  • Pressure16
  • Professionalism17
  • Sportsmanship17
  • Temperament13

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3 of 5 stars3
  • Quickness3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Strength3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • GK shot stopping1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • GK handling1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • Defending (tactical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Defending (technical)3.5 of 5 stars3.5
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (technical)3 of 5 stars3

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Manager First Team1273.5 of 5 stars20
Director of football70.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Data Analyst First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager70.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development60.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
Continental Pro License
Potential ability
155
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
6,500
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Light-Hearted
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Tactical knowledge4
Attacking3
Defending3
Determination3
Judging player potential3
Judging staff ability3
Mental3
Negotiating3
Tactical3
Technical3

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
Christopher Patrick Coleman
First name
Chris
Last name
Coleman
Common name
—
Date of birth
10 Jun 1970 age 49 at game start
Place of birth
Swansea
Nationality
Wales
Other nationalities
Republic of Ireland Eligible For Nation, Wales
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Hebei China Fortune
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
10 Jun 2018
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—
Retired
2 Oct 2002 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

20
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2002 Fulham English Premier Division 00 £0
2001 Fulham English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
2000 Fulham Sky Bet Championship 250 Unknown fee
1999 Fulham Sky Bet Championship 403 Unknown fee
1998 Fulham Sky Bet League One 454 Unknown fee
1997 Blackburn Rovers English Premier Division 00 £2,100,000
1997 Fulham Sky Bet League One 261 Unknown fee
1996 Blackburn Rovers English Premier Division 80 Unknown fee
1995 Crystal Palace Sky Bet Championship 170 £2,800,000
1995 Blackburn Rovers English Premier Division 200 Unknown fee
1994 Crystal Palace English Premier Division 351 Unknown fee
1993 Crystal Palace Sky Bet Championship 463 Unknown fee
1992 Crystal Palace English Premier Division 385 Unknown fee
1991 Crystal Palace English Premier Division 184 Unknown fee
1990 Swansea City Sky Bet League One 410 £270,000
1989 Swansea City Sky Bet League One 462 Unknown fee
1988 Swansea City Sky Bet League One 340 Unknown fee
1987 Swansea City Sky Bet League Two 300 Unknown fee
1986 Swansea City Youth Sky Bet League Two 00 Unknown fee
1985 Manchester City Youth English Premier Division 00 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)46920/20 recorded2320/20 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerSky Bet Championship2×1994, 2001
WinnerJD Welsh Cup2×1989, 1991
WinnerSky Bet League One1×1999
Third PlaceEuropean Football Championship1×2016
Third PlaceSky Bet Championship1×1996

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
WalesDebut 29 Apr 1992 v Austria3243 / 0

Staff career

7
  1. Hebei China Fortune

    10 Jun 2018 – 15 May 2018

    Manager First Team

  2. Sunderland

    19 Nov 2017 – 29 Apr 2018

    Manager First Team

  3. Wales

    19 Jan 2012 – 17 Nov 2017

    Manager First Team

  4. AE Larisa

    1 Jul 2011 – 9 Jan 2012

    Manager First Team

  5. Coventry City

    19 Feb 2008 – 4 May 2010

    Manager First Team

  6. Real San Sebastián

    28 Jun 2007 – 16 Jan 2008

    Manager First Team

  7. Fulham

    15 May 2003 – 12 Apr 2007

    Manager First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

7

Favourite clubs

Swansea City Player100
Crystal Palace Player75

Favourite people

Kit Symons Backroom Staff90
Steve Kean Backroom Staff80
Li Jun Backroom Staff65

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2019.